Keeping you safe
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Complete the grid and find a two-word final answer.
Across
1. Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
4. Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
5. Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
6. Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
7. Exclude a note during overtime (4)
8. Turn captain's first military status (5)
9. Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
Down
2. Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
3. Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
This puzzle is part of Recycling old answers.
knowledge geography cryptic-crosswords
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
Complete the grid and find a two-word final answer.
Across
1. Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
4. Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
5. Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
6. Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
7. Exclude a note during overtime (4)
8. Turn captain's first military status (5)
9. Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
Down
2. Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
3. Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
This puzzle is part of Recycling old answers.
knowledge geography cryptic-crosswords
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
$endgroup$
2
$begingroup$
@Jafe Your puzzles get easier as I get used to your style. Your puzzles are always enjoyable.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:44
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Complete the grid and find a two-word final answer.
Across
1. Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
4. Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
5. Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
6. Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
7. Exclude a note during overtime (4)
8. Turn captain's first military status (5)
9. Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
Down
2. Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
3. Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
This puzzle is part of Recycling old answers.
knowledge geography cryptic-crosswords
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
$endgroup$
Complete the grid and find a two-word final answer.
Across
1. Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
4. Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
5. Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
6. Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
7. Exclude a note during overtime (4)
8. Turn captain's first military status (5)
9. Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
Down
2. Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
3. Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
This puzzle is part of Recycling old answers.
knowledge geography cryptic-crosswords
knowledge geography cryptic-crosswords
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
edited Mar 29 at 14:07
jafe
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
asked Mar 29 at 13:39
jafejafe
25.8k475253
25.8k475253
2
$begingroup$
@Jafe Your puzzles get easier as I get used to your style. Your puzzles are always enjoyable.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:44
add a comment |
2
$begingroup$
@Jafe Your puzzles get easier as I get used to your style. Your puzzles are always enjoyable.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:44
2
2
$begingroup$
@Jafe Your puzzles get easier as I get used to your style. Your puzzles are always enjoyable.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:44
$begingroup$
@Jafe Your puzzles get easier as I get used to your style. Your puzzles are always enjoyable.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:44
add a comment |
2 Answers
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GRID:
Thanks @Hexonimo for the hint! The two word answer is found by
Diagonal Top left to Bottom right is NATIONAL
Diagonal bottom left to top right is SECURITY
- Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
NO + BILITY
- Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
TAPIR
- Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
LO(I)RE
- Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
BA+ K +U
- Exclude a note during overtime (4)
O(MI)T
- Turn captain's first military status (5)
C + RANK
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA +SO(N)AL (El-Guest beat me to it, but we solved it independently)
Down
- Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
ABL(AZ)E
- Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
TROI+ KA - Star Trek, The Next Generation Counselor Deanna Troi
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
2
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
This one is to fill out @Chris Cudmore's remaining clue:
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA + navigation's start (N) in Laos retreat (SO_AL) = dependent on time of year SEASONAL.
Found by @Hexomino: the two word answer could be
NATIONAL SECURITY, found by taking the diagonals of the grid.
when we look at the grid below:
@Chris: please feel free to use the final answer and crossword in your solution -- you deserve the checkmark here.
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
1
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
add a comment |
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$begingroup$
GRID:
Thanks @Hexonimo for the hint! The two word answer is found by
Diagonal Top left to Bottom right is NATIONAL
Diagonal bottom left to top right is SECURITY
- Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
NO + BILITY
- Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
TAPIR
- Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
LO(I)RE
- Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
BA+ K +U
- Exclude a note during overtime (4)
O(MI)T
- Turn captain's first military status (5)
C + RANK
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA +SO(N)AL (El-Guest beat me to it, but we solved it independently)
Down
- Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
ABL(AZ)E
- Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
TROI+ KA - Star Trek, The Next Generation Counselor Deanna Troi
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
2
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
GRID:
Thanks @Hexonimo for the hint! The two word answer is found by
Diagonal Top left to Bottom right is NATIONAL
Diagonal bottom left to top right is SECURITY
- Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
NO + BILITY
- Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
TAPIR
- Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
LO(I)RE
- Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
BA+ K +U
- Exclude a note during overtime (4)
O(MI)T
- Turn captain's first military status (5)
C + RANK
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA +SO(N)AL (El-Guest beat me to it, but we solved it independently)
Down
- Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
ABL(AZ)E
- Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
TROI+ KA - Star Trek, The Next Generation Counselor Deanna Troi
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
2
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
GRID:
Thanks @Hexonimo for the hint! The two word answer is found by
Diagonal Top left to Bottom right is NATIONAL
Diagonal bottom left to top right is SECURITY
- Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
NO + BILITY
- Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
TAPIR
- Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
LO(I)RE
- Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
BA+ K +U
- Exclude a note during overtime (4)
O(MI)T
- Turn captain's first military status (5)
C + RANK
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA +SO(N)AL (El-Guest beat me to it, but we solved it independently)
Down
- Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
ABL(AZ)E
- Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
TROI+ KA - Star Trek, The Next Generation Counselor Deanna Troi
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
$endgroup$
GRID:
Thanks @Hexonimo for the hint! The two word answer is found by
Diagonal Top left to Bottom right is NATIONAL
Diagonal bottom left to top right is SECURITY
- Ability to move first to northern aristocracy (8)
NO + BILITY
- Animal to rip a short tail back (5)
TAPIR
- Oral tradition about the origin of Indus river (5)
LO(I)RE
- Heart of Azerbaijan; first khanate's head, then urban capital (4)
BA+ K +U
- Exclude a note during overtime (4)
O(MI)T
- Turn captain's first military status (5)
C + RANK
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA +SO(N)AL (El-Guest beat me to it, but we solved it independently)
Down
- Capable holding Arizona on fire (6)
ABL(AZ)E
- Counselor in front of workable central triumvirate (6)
TROI+ KA - Star Trek, The Next Generation Counselor Deanna Troi
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
edited Mar 29 at 15:05
El-Guest
21.7k35092
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
answered Mar 29 at 14:10
Chris CudmoreChris Cudmore
4,78211338
4,78211338
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
2
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
2
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Good answers! Hope mine helped.
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Got it about the same time you did. "There's a new answer" popped up while I was editing.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Now the real question is what's the two word final answer...
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
2
2
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
@El-Guest I think I see it, Look at the diagonals of the grid
$endgroup$
– hexomino
Mar 29 at 14:29
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
$begingroup$
Thanks @hexomino, that's a fantastic find!!!
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:34
|
show 1 more comment
$begingroup$
This one is to fill out @Chris Cudmore's remaining clue:
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA + navigation's start (N) in Laos retreat (SO_AL) = dependent on time of year SEASONAL.
Found by @Hexomino: the two word answer could be
NATIONAL SECURITY, found by taking the diagonals of the grid.
when we look at the grid below:
@Chris: please feel free to use the final answer and crossword in your solution -- you deserve the checkmark here.
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
1
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This one is to fill out @Chris Cudmore's remaining clue:
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA + navigation's start (N) in Laos retreat (SO_AL) = dependent on time of year SEASONAL.
Found by @Hexomino: the two word answer could be
NATIONAL SECURITY, found by taking the diagonals of the grid.
when we look at the grid below:
@Chris: please feel free to use the final answer and crossword in your solution -- you deserve the checkmark here.
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
1
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This one is to fill out @Chris Cudmore's remaining clue:
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA + navigation's start (N) in Laos retreat (SO_AL) = dependent on time of year SEASONAL.
Found by @Hexomino: the two word answer could be
NATIONAL SECURITY, found by taking the diagonals of the grid.
when we look at the grid below:
@Chris: please feel free to use the final answer and crossword in your solution -- you deserve the checkmark here.
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
$endgroup$
This one is to fill out @Chris Cudmore's remaining clue:
- Sea navigation's start in Laos retreat is dependent on time of year (8)
SEA + navigation's start (N) in Laos retreat (SO_AL) = dependent on time of year SEASONAL.
Found by @Hexomino: the two word answer could be
NATIONAL SECURITY, found by taking the diagonals of the grid.
when we look at the grid below:
@Chris: please feel free to use the final answer and crossword in your solution -- you deserve the checkmark here.
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
edited Mar 29 at 14:32
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
answered Mar 29 at 14:25
El-GuestEl-Guest
21.7k35092
21.7k35092
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
1
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
1
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
$begingroup$
Just got it. I promise I didn't look
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 14:26
1
1
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
$begingroup$
Doesn't matter to me, I was just trying to help you out haha! Great job :)
$endgroup$
– El-Guest
Mar 29 at 14:27
add a comment |
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